WSU wants own medical school

Washington State University officials want to launch the state’s second public medical school in Spokane.

“We can do better as a state to infuse more physicians into the marketplace,” said WSU President Elson Floyd. “We will look at establishing a new medical school for our state — a new, independently accredited one sponsored by WSU.”

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